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Hello all,
So I've been struggling with insomnia for about three months now. I introduced myself in the other forum earlier this month.
In addition to insomnia, I suffer from something called Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (also called non-bacterial chronic prostatitis)…it's basically constant pain in and around the prostate area of the pelvis…and the need to urinate often.
I've lived with it for four years without having any sleep or anxiety issues…but about three months ago my symptoms wildly flared up and I had to take medical leave from work it got so bad.
I developed anxiety and insomnia over the whole thing.
Now as my symptoms are starting to get a little bit better (I am following a very strict physical therapy and relaxation routine)…I'm still struggling with anxiety and insomnia.
I'm taking Buspar 5mg tablets, three times a day…it's helping with the anxiety.
However, the question I wanted to ask all of you…a big part of my insomnia is a very, very strange sensation that I get in the morning that prevents me from falling back to sleep. I usually go to bed at around 11pm or midnight and I usually don't have any trouble falling asleep…but I almost always wake up about 3 hours later (because I have to urinate). Then when I try to fall back to sleep…this is when the sensation hits me.
It's hard to describe but I'll do my best. I can feel myself relaxing…and starting to drift off into sleep…and then I get this strange tingly almost electrical feeling in my hands and face…it's not pleasant feeling, and I can almost feel myself being “pulled” back out of sleep and into wakefullness. My heart rate jumps a little and I feel a little upset in my stomach. And then…boom…I'm awake. And I can't fall back asleep at all. And if I try again…I start to relax, drift off into sleep…and the whole cycle repeats! Electrical/tingly feeling in the hands, “pulling” feeling in the brain and I'm back awake. What the hell is that all about? Why is my mind/body pulling back out of sleep before I even fall into sleep?
Has anyone else ever heard of this or felt anything like this?
P.S. I don't think it's the Buspar that's doing it…because this thing was happening to me a full month before I started taking the Buspar for anxiety.
-Yoink
Hello Yoink
I am a female so do not know the trials of the prostate. What I experience is not as electrical as yours…. I just can't 'fall' asleep. It is like I am right on the cusp, all the sensations of falling are there, then I jolt back to wide awake. No matter how exhausted and sleep deprived I am, this still occurs. And yes it does cause anxiety and frustration. I found that 'white noise' like a fan running, helps with this alot of the time. Sometimes, I just have to wait it out and trust that maybe the 5th or 6th time I will actually fall. I do not have a job to go to, (on disability) so I do have the 'luxury' of sleeping whenever I can grab it. It's frustrating as hell, I know. 😡
'yoink15' wrote on '25:Hello all,
So I've been struggling with insomnia for about three months now. I introduced myself in the other forum earlier this month.
In addition to insomnia, I suffer from something called Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (also called non-bacterial chronic prostatitis)…it's basically constant pain in and around the prostate area of the pelvis…and the need to urinate often.
I've lived with it for four years without having any sleep or anxiety issues…but about three months ago my symptoms wildly flared up and I had to take medical leave from work it got so bad.
I developed anxiety and insomnia over the whole thing.
Now as my symptoms are starting to get a little bit better (I am following a very strict physical therapy and relaxation routine)…I'm still struggling with anxiety and insomnia.
I'm taking Buspar 5mg tablets, three times a day…it's helping with the anxiety.
However, the question I wanted to ask all of you…a big part of my insomnia is a very, very strange sensation that I get in the morning that prevents me from falling back to sleep. I usually go to bed at around 11pm or midnight and I usually don't have any trouble falling asleep…but I almost always wake up about 3 hours later (because I have to urinate). Then when I try to fall back to sleep…this is when the sensation hits me.
It's hard to describe but I'll do my best. I can feel myself relaxing…and starting to drift off into sleep…and then I get this strange tingly almost electrical feeling in my hands and face…it's not pleasant feeling, and I can almost feel myself being “pulled” back out of sleep and into wakefullness. My heart rate jumps a little and I feel a little upset in my stomach. And then…boom…I'm awake. And I can't fall back asleep at all. And if I try again…I start to relax, drift off into sleep…and the whole cycle repeats! Electrical/tingly feeling in the hands, “pulling” feeling in the brain and I'm back awake. What the hell is that all about? Why is my mind/body pulling back out of sleep before I even fall into sleep?
Has anyone else ever heard of this or felt anything like this?
P.S. I don't think it's the Buspar that's doing it…because this thing was happening to me a full month before I started taking the Buspar for anxiety.
-Yoink
I know exactly what you mean. Were you on any kind of medication before this started happening, even if you stopped taking it?
I'm just asking because, this used to happen to me, but only on rare occasions if I'd been munching on the codeine for too long with a few pints of bitter. With me, the sensations were often accompanied by auditory and/or visual hallucinations beforehand, and then I'd feel the tingling and then the “pulling” back out of sleeplessness, and you feel a little jumpy and the heart is racing afterwards yeah?
'yoink15' wrote on '25:Hello all,
So I've been struggling with insomnia for about three months now. I introduced myself in the other forum earlier this month.
In addition to insomnia, I suffer from something called Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (also called non-bacterial chronic prostatitis)…it's basically constant pain in and around the prostate area of the pelvis…and the need to urinate often.
I've lived with it for four years without having any sleep or anxiety issues…but about three months ago my symptoms wildly flared up and I had to take medical leave from work it got so bad.
I developed anxiety and insomnia over the whole thing.
Now as my symptoms are starting to get a little bit better (I am following a very strict physical therapy and relaxation routine)…I'm still struggling with anxiety and insomnia.
I'm taking Buspar 5mg tablets, three times a day…it's helping with the anxiety.
However, the question I wanted to ask all of you…a big part of my insomnia is a very, very strange sensation that I get in the morning that prevents me from falling back to sleep. I usually go to bed at around 11pm or midnight and I usually don't have any trouble falling asleep…but I almost always wake up about 3 hours later (because I have to urinate). Then when I try to fall back to sleep…this is when the sensation hits me.
It's hard to describe but I'll do my best. I can feel myself relaxing…and starting to drift off into sleep…and then I get this strange tingly almost electrical feeling in my hands and face…it's not pleasant feeling, and I can almost feel myself being “pulled” back out of sleep and into wakefullness. My heart rate jumps a little and I feel a little upset in my stomach. And then…boom…I'm awake. And I can't fall back asleep at all. And if I try again…I start to relax, drift off into sleep…and the whole cycle repeats! Electrical/tingly feeling in the hands, “pulling” feeling in the brain and I'm back awake. What the hell is that all about? Why is my mind/body pulling back out of sleep before I even fall into sleep?
Has anyone else ever heard of this or felt anything like this?
P.S. I don't think it's the Buspar that's doing it…because this thing was happening to me a full month before I started taking the Buspar for anxiety.
-Yoink
Anxiety plays a huge role in my insomnia. I knew that my boss was not going to be into work a couple of days ago and I had a better sleep than usual. She isn't going to be in tomorrow at all – so I expect that that my sleep will be OK tonight.
Hmmm… this almost sounds like restless leg syndrome, but not in the legs! I read an article recently that was the basis for an email sent to newsletter subscribers. In addition to talking about RLS, it also mentions a condition known as periodic limb movement disorder which, whilst not sounding exactly like the symptoms you describe, seems similar.
Here's the article anyway:
http://www.nypress.com/article-22723-healthy-manhattan-ants-in-your-pants.html
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I experience myoclonic jerk almost nightly while trying to fall asleep. It's more like a sensation that I feel like I'm falling and all of a sudden my whole body twitches in one grand motion and I'm jolted awake. Look it up. Is this what you've been feeling?
'ExhaustedMichelle' wrote on '15:I experience myoclonic jerk almost nightly while trying to fall asleep. It's more like a sensation that I feel like I'm falling and all of a sudden my whole body twitches in one grand motion and I'm jolted awake. Look it up. Is this what you've been feeling?
My wife actually experiences this. Sometimes she twitches so strongly it gives me a start. She sleeps fine once she's asleep, though.
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The content of this post is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, disorder, or medical condition. It should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or any other licensed healthcare provider. Insomnia Coach LLC offers coaching services only and does not provide therapy, counseling, medical advice, or medical treatment. All content is provided “as is” and without warranties, either express or implied.
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